DPI Memos
2011-12
1/5/12 - Changes to the 2011-12 assessment reports
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NDDPI State Assessment Memo 2011-12 #10
January 5, 2012
TO: School District Superintendents, Public School Principals, Private School Administrators, Special Education Directors, School District Testing Coordinators
FROM: Robert Bauer, Testing Coordinator, NDDPI
RE: Changes to the 2011-12 assessment reports
In December 2011 Dr. Wayne G. Sanstead, State Superintendent, approved the adoption of the state achievement standards in language arts. These newly established state achievement standards mark the first time that student language arts achievement levels will be reported out on the North Dakota state assessment reports that will be distributed to school districts in February 2012. The state will also continue to provide achievement level reports for reading, mathematics, and science.
These language arts results will not be used for the purposes of determining annual adequate yearly progress (AYP). The new language arts achievement standard reports will provide educators with additional information to measure student achievement and track student academic growth.
Additions to the 2011-12 Assessment Reports
Summary Reports
A separate language arts Summary Report will be introduced. This report will present the number and percentage of students in each of the four achievement levels. The new report compares overall aggregated achievement results at the state, district, and school levels. See a sample language arts Summary Report at the following link on the DPI website. Sample Summary Report
Student Report
A separate language arts Student Report will be introduced. This report presents a student’s overall language arts achievement in terms of what is expected of a proficient student, and describes a student’s achievement within each content standard and within the benchmarks that make up the content standard. Descriptions of the four achievement levels are provided, and individual standards and benchmarks are reported in terms of the percentage of points earned by the student. See a sample language arts Student Report at the following link on the DPI website. Sample Student Report
Content Standard Performance Report
Listed at the bottom of the language arts content standards report is each student’s language arts scale score and the associated achievement level.
General Research File (GRF)
The GRF is distributed on a CD to all districts. The CD contains the NDSA results for the district, which will include language arts scale scores and achievement levels for 2011-12.
Additional Resources
Refer to following links on the DPI website for more detailed information about the new language arts achievement standards.
DPI press release dated December 14, 2011
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/news/2011/121411.shtm
Language arts achievement level descriptors
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/testing/assess/descriptors-language-arts.pdf
Language arts cut scores
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/testing/assess/cutscores/language_arts.pdf
Contact information
Questions concerning shipment of reading, language arts, mathematics, and science reports should be addressed to CTB at the ND Customer Service line: 1-800-282-9988.
All other questions should be addressed to Rob Bauer (701-328-2224 / rgbauer@nd.gov) or Heidi Bergland (701-328-2317 / hbergland@nd.gov).
Access all State Assessment Memos and other assessment information at
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/testing/assess/index.shtm
Heidi Bergland
Department of Public Instruction
Standards & Achievement Unit
600 E. Blvd. Ave.
Dept. 201
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
(701) 328-2317 (voice)
(701) 328-0205 (fax)